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MONTREAL - What is encouraging about the National Assembly committee hearings on Bill 14 is that voices of reason from both sides of the linguistic divide are speaking out against the Parti Québécois’ unnecessarily repressive — and unnecessary, period — language legislation.
In a stellar display of cross-cultural unity, two Longueuil municipal councillors, one anglophone and one francophone, appeared side by side before the committee on Wednesday to plead for the retention of bilingual status for the small South Shore borough Greenfield Park.
One of only three boroughs in the province to have bilingual status, Greenfield Park finds its situation in jeopardy because the language legislation includes a provision allowing the government to revoke such status for municipal entities if the percentage of their population whose mother tongue is English dips below 50 per cent. In the case of Greenfield Park, which was a town in its own right before being merged with Longueuil a dozen years ago, that appears to be an imminent possibility since its anglo population has slipped to 34 per cent.
Judging from the fire the bill is drawing from both sides of the linguistic divide, it would seem that what dispute there is over the legislation is not so much between English and French as between reason and fanaticism.
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So while China and Japan teach their children english in grade school The new and improved qubeec is seeking to remove english entirely from its public school system. A move that would guarantee a greater isolationism and cultural retardation. IN the USA we were all enriched by the pop lyrics of PSY. In Qubeec Psy would be required to have his south korean words translated into french. Not quite the same pop song there.... and the culture will suffer for it because while the rest of the world knows his song on his terms some foul politicians in power would insist that the world bend to them and their will. Their FRENCH will.
Bill 14 has as much place in a civilized society as Guantanamo bay. Which is to say no place at all.
In a stellar display of cross-cultural unity, two Longueuil municipal councillors, one anglophone and one francophone, appeared side by side before the committee on Wednesday to plead for the retention of bilingual status for the small South Shore borough Greenfield Park.
One of only three boroughs in the province to have bilingual status, Greenfield Park finds its situation in jeopardy because the language legislation includes a provision allowing the government to revoke such status for municipal entities if the percentage of their population whose mother tongue is English dips below 50 per cent. In the case of Greenfield Park, which was a town in its own right before being merged with Longueuil a dozen years ago, that appears to be an imminent possibility since its anglo population has slipped to 34 per cent.
Judging from the fire the bill is drawing from both sides of the linguistic divide, it would seem that what dispute there is over the legislation is not so much between English and French as between reason and fanaticism.
Language minister won't budge on English schooling exemptions for ...
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Language minister won't budge on English schooling exemptions for ... Opposition party Coalition Avenir Quebec also refused to support the ..
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So while China and Japan teach their children english in grade school The new and improved qubeec is seeking to remove english entirely from its public school system. A move that would guarantee a greater isolationism and cultural retardation. IN the USA we were all enriched by the pop lyrics of PSY. In Qubeec Psy would be required to have his south korean words translated into french. Not quite the same pop song there.... and the culture will suffer for it because while the rest of the world knows his song on his terms some foul politicians in power would insist that the world bend to them and their will. Their FRENCH will.
Bill 14 has as much place in a civilized society as Guantanamo bay. Which is to say no place at all.
